Lauren's first steps!

She took her first steps with me! She walked from the ottoman to me in about 3 steps....

Holy cow! She's growing up!

Oh, and she now has 5 teeth- 2 lower and three newbies on top!

Sam's best outfit yet....

Yes, I let him go to school like this ;). He was happy; that's good enough for me.

Proud

"I have mommy's eyes and daddy's hair. That makes me feel proud."

Us too, bud. Us too!!!

Lauren's first commercial audition

Lauren had her first audition for a Huggies commercial today.  For the 1.5 minutes she was in there I am positive she nailed it!  

Oh, and they said she was "adorable".  They obviously know what they are doing!

Sam's other identities...we LOVE it!I

I thought that it was time to have all of Sam's awesome outfits that he chooses for himself.  I never help.  Pat never helps.  He finds these babies all by himself and they are dependent on his mood for that day....or hour...or minute.  

I really hope that one day that we can use these for something awesome - a birthday party, high school graduation, wedding...something!

This kid is one in a million and we love him to death!  

"Look, I am just like daddy!" 

Going to bed in 5 shirts (not an unusual night!)

A basketball player.  When asked to pose, he replied "Wait, let me get a ball and be like a real player."

Another "just like daddy" in his Luverne hockey jacket

One of the man y nights as a hockey player.  Complete with a stick, puck,  hockey hat and tee.  I love that these are clutched perfectly for my photo (and yes, he slept like this all night)

"Mom......get me a banana!  I am a monkey!"

"I am Tiger Woods."

"I am Woody.  I need jeans.  Real cowboys wear jeans."  These cowboy boots are his uncle Colins from 20 years ago!

He went to bed in a hockey shirt.  Then he was Superman in a  Superman shirt, cape and pants.  And an hour later I went to give him a kiss and this is what he was wearing.....complete with the mitt and ball (I have no idea where they came from)

Lauren's 2nd Birthday Party! Being 1 is good!

We had a fun, family party for the sweet birthday girl!

Sam playing football, then baseball, then golf....just a usual evening!

Our sweet birthday girl walking up and down the walk with her favorite toy!  It was later filled with her first Cabbage Patch doll from Gigi!  

Behind the awesome balloon from Granny, Lauren loved her cake (for the second time this birthday "season")

Sam picked out the princess cake because "baby Lauren is a princess."

I mean, could she get cuter?

We took a photo lik this when Sam was 1  - now we have another 1-year-old baby!  Time flies...

The boys (the Hunts included) played baseball for hours!

Devan (the baby whisperer) with my babies!

Sam was hilarious that night - we have an awesome video of my "I don't have a head" skit that had us all rolling!  Then later that night he said "Mom and Dad - I am so funny.  And I have all sorts of friends."  We love him!